EMPOWER
God’s power transforms hearts. We are launched to go out and partner with him in a lifestyle demonstrating his powerful signs and wonders, setting hearts on fire with his love.
Are you ready?
Join our hosts for EMPOWER …
… as we empower you into the next phase of your journey with the Lord. Here is where the real fun begins. In Engage, you saw how living your identity as adopted sons and daughters can transform your mind and heart. You discovered through fasting, how to feast and focus on Jesus (rather than merely going hungry). And we’ve built friendships together as we encountered Jesus in the Chosen series. It would seem that that’s enough, right? God has more!
As we build his kingdom here on earth, we want to empower you for MORE.
Join us for this exciting adventure in the Holy Spirit:
Media Clips
Retreats
Interactive Adventures
More Ministry
We belong to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We have been created for a relationship with Him. And sometimes, or perhaps a lot of times, we wedge things between our relationship with Him. More Ministry focuses on the healing power of God where we pray for truth and remove those ‘wedges’ on an individual basis.
Fresh Fire starts with the vision of Fr. Bob, who saw the Church become explosively alive. This vision is not just for CC parishes but for the whole Church. Fr. Bob said,
On our part, we are to bring the vision to other places when he gives us the word, but that our present task is to start it now here in Ottawa.
This is where Companions of the Cross priests, Servants of the Cross Sisters and the laity will form a Fresh Fire team to help support in fulfilling this vision. We came up with the name “Fresh Fire” because it is synonymous to the New Pentecost. We know how much we need the power of the Holy Spirit to be able to accomplish this.
Fresh Fire offers a number of retreats that are meant to be stepping stones for disciples to open their hearts to the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit animates our entire Church and we can’t but want everyone to know how important he is.
Fresh Fire continues to be piloted for 2024/2025. Please stay tuned to our social media for any upcoming Fresh Fire retreats. For more information please contact info@servantsofthecross.ca
Come Rest in Love Retreat
Next Retreat – Fall 2025
Stay Tuned
Our lifestyle of intimacy with God enables us to serve others with his anointing. He knows how hard we work. And He calls us to take a break and spend time with Him. “Come, Rest in Love” retreat will help you immerse yourself in the Heart of the Father so that you are rejuvenated before going back into your mission field.
Other Adventures
It’s the Holy Spirit that animates the entire Church! And we want to build a relationship with him that empowers us, transforms us, propels us into our mission fields, that is, our families, neighbours, the local restaurant, supermarket … and beyond! We want to begin living as Jesus taught us, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN!
Through our varied retreat experiences, become equipped to evangelize through practical experiences, powerful talks and testimonies, small groups, large groups. And of course, through our praise and worship of our God.
Stay tuned for more exciting retreats!
Past Adventures
Night of Worship and Ministry with Barbara Heil 2024:
Awaken Your People
Retreat 2024:
Pentecost
Retreat 2023:
Have you invited anyone to Explore with us?
We invite you to take a moment and ask the Lord if there is someone he wants you to invite into our discipleship path. Consider accompanying a friend through our Explore path, as they too discover the JOY of following Jesus.
Quote from a Pope of we are missionary disciples.
“We need a Church capable of walking at people’s side, of doing more than simply listening to them; a Church which accompanies them on their journey; a Church able to make sense of the “night” contained in the flight of so many of our brothers and sisters…a Church which realizes that the reasons why people leave also contain reasons why they can eventually return.”
– Pope Francis on the Road to Emmaus, 2017
